n.(名词)

1. 大陆，陆地
2. 欧洲大陆
3. 洲，大洲
4. 北美洲大陆
5. 地（方）
6. 世界
7. 远洲异国
8. 月球崎岖高地

adj.(形容词)

1. 节欲的，禁欲的
2. 克制的，自制的，有节制的，不过分的
3. 贞洁的
4. 限制（性）的，约束的

n.(名词)

1. [C]洲,大陆 main land

Noun:

1. one of the large landmasses of the earth;

   "there are seven continents"
   "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
   

2. the European mainland;

   "Englishmen like to visit the continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
   

Adjective:

1. having control over urination and defecation

2. abstaining from sexual intercourse;

   "celibate priests"
   

1.大陆;洲
Acontinent is a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries.

e.g. She loved the Africancontinent...
她热爱非洲大陆。
e.g. Dinosaurs evolved when most continents were joined in a single land mass.
恐龙进化的时候，多数大陆连为一体。

2.(指英国之外的)欧洲大陆
People sometimes usethe continent to refer to the continent of Europe except for Britain.

e.g. Its shops are among the most stylish on thecontinent.
其店铺跻身欧陆最时尚的店铺之列。

1. 洲：搜索出十一个Chinese开头的赛事, 逐个点击他们, 逐个在他们的大洲(continent)右边的放大镜点击,回车,输入eu,看见Europe就双击, 把他们的大洲(continent)都设置成欧(Europe).回到搜索--比赛(Competitions)再搜索mal,

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2. 大洲：史基浦国际机场(Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)是荷兰唯一飞往其它各大洲(continent)的国际机场,机场外有KLM饭店巴士于往返机场和阿姆斯特丹市区主要饭店,单程车票为7.7欧元左右;来回车票为13.2欧元左右.

3. 州：史基浦国际机场:(Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)是荷兰唯一飞往其他各大州(continent)的国际机场,可搭乘机场的铁路、巴士通达荷兰各大城镇. 史基浦机场外有KLM饭店巴士于往返机场和阿姆斯特丹市区主要饭店,单程车票为7.7欧元左右;

The discovery of the new continent is usually referred to Columbus.

人们通常认为新大陆是哥伦布发现的。

There are seven continents in the world.

世界上有七大洲。

Asia is the largest continent on Earth.

亚洲是地球上最大的洲。

Many people embark at Dover for the continent.

许多前往欧洲大陆的人都在多佛搭船。

the continent of Africa

非洲大陆

the African continent

非洲大陆

We're going to spend a weekend on the continent.

我们要去欧洲大陆度周末。

She loved the African continent...

她热爱非洲大陆。

Dinosaurs evolved when most continents were joined in a single land mass.

恐龙进化的时候，多数大陆连为一体。

Its shops are among the most stylish on the continent.

其店铺跻身欧陆最时尚的店铺之列。

These locusts are traveling across the continent eating everything in their path.

它们穿越非洲大陆,一边行进,一边吞噬沿途的生物.

Neither King nor Court nor church could stretch over the ocean to the wild continent.

无论皇帝、宫廷或教堂都不能延伸到大洋彼岸的陆地.

For a transitory enchanted moment man must have breath in the presence of this continent.

在那昙花一现的神妙的瞬间,人面对这个新大陆一定屏息惊异.

She studied on the continent.

她在欧洲学习过.

Africa was the only continent in which we could meet our foes on land.

非洲是我们唯一能够和敌人在陆地上周旋的一个洲.

On 21 st November, after 66 days sea, the Mayflower reached continent.

在十一月二十一日, 经过66天的海上航行之后, 五月花到达了欧洲大陆.

A diamond is my ticket out of this godforsaken continent.

把钻石搞到手我便可以离开这片荒芜的大陆.

There are two long rivers within the continent.

该地区有两条长河.

Many Europeans explored the continent of Africa in the 19 th century.

许多欧洲人在19世纪考察了非洲大陆.

Robert Burke , Irish traveler and who crossed the Australian continent from south to north, died.

从南到北穿过澳洲大陆的爱尔兰施行家罗伯特·克去世.

Chinese settlers helped tame the American continent during the 19 th century.

中国移民在19世纪为开拓美洲大陆作出了贡献.

It ( 'u6307 the rabb it ) overran a whole continent.

野兔 蔓延遍了整个大陆.

Africa is a continent, but Greenland is not.

非洲是大陆, 而格陵兰不是.

The sea divides England and the continent.

大海将英格兰与欧洲大陆分开了.

He traversed alone the whole continent of Africa from east to west.

他只身长途跋涉,从东向西横穿整个非洲大陆.

the continent of Africa

非洲大陆

Ecuador provides a perfect introduction to South America; it's a continent in miniature.

厄瓜多尔是认识南美洲的绝佳切入点，它是南美大陆的缩影。

Its shops are among the most stylish on the continent.

其店铺跻身欧陆最时尚的店铺之列。

The title track is a pointed meditation on a continent gone wrong.

主打歌是对一个误入歧途的大陆的深刻沉思。

Nigeria is the most populous African country and an economic powerhouse for the continent.

尼日利亚是非洲人口最稠密的国家，也是非洲大陆的经济强国。

We import an incredible amount of cheese from the continent.

我们从欧洲大陆进口数量惊人的奶酪。

I've eaten ostrich meat on the continent.

我在欧洲大陆时吃过鸵鸟肉。

The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.

饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。

1. The bank's scope is worldwide, in forty-three countries on all the five continents.
   银行的业务范围是全球性的,活动遍布于所有五大洲的43个国家。
2. He's gone for a holiday on the continent— Italy,I think.
   他已去欧洲大陆度假了——我想是去意大利了。

动词+～

• continent">cross a continent横越大陆
• continent">discover a continent发现大陆
• continent">explore a continent考察大陆
• continent">inhabit a continent在大陆上定居
• continent">traverse a continent横越大陆

形容词+～

• continent">Asian continent亚洲大陆
• continent">entire continent整个大陆
• continent">European continent欧洲大陆
• continent">new continent新大陆

介词+～

• continent">on the continent在…大陆

～+介词

• continent%20of%20Africa%20and%20Asia">continent of Africa and Asia非洲大陆和亚洲大陆

• Stealing from the significance of the content by the meretricious grandeur of the continent.

  出自：G. Macdonald

• My desire all continent impediments would o'erbear That did oppose my will.

  出自：Macbeth,Shakespeare

n.(名词)

1. continent的基本意思是“洲,大陆”,指相对于海洋的任何一块陆地,也可指七大洲中的任何一个洲或大陆,是可数名词。
2. continent前的介词要用on，而不可用in。
3. the continent是指除英伦三岛以外的“欧洲大陆”,而“欧洲大陆”称Europe。

• ☆ 1550年左右进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的continens，意为连成一片广阔的陆地。